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The Legend of Ochi

  • 2025
  • PG
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.6K
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Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Paul Manalatos, Finn Wolfhard, and Helena Zengel in The Legend of Ochi (2025)
In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. When Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.
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In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy girl is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when she discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she esc... Read allIn a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy girl is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when she discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy girl is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when she discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.

  • Director
    • Isaiah Saxon
  • Writer
    • Isaiah Saxon
  • Stars
    • Helena Zengel
    • Willem Dafoe
    • Emily Watson
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    89
    26
    • Director
      • Isaiah Saxon
    • Writer
      • Isaiah Saxon
    • Stars
      • Helena Zengel
      • Willem Dafoe
      • Emily Watson
    • 36User reviews
    • 70Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Helena Zengel
    Helena Zengel
    • Yuri
    Willem Dafoe
    Willem Dafoe
    • Maxim
    Emily Watson
    Emily Watson
    • Dasha
    Finn Wolfhard
    Finn Wolfhard
    • Petro
    Razvan Stoica
    • Ivan
    • (as Răzvan Stoica)
    Carol Bors
    Carol Bors
    • Oleg
    • (as Carol Borș)
    Andrei Antoniu Anghel
    • Vlad
    David Andrei Baltatu
    • Gleb
    • (as David Andrei Bălțatu)
    Eduard Mihail Oancea
    • Pavel
    • (as Eduard Oancea)
    Tomas Otto Ghela
    • Tudor
    Paul Manalatos
    • The Ochi
    • (voice)
    • (as Paul "The Birdman" Manalatos)
    Robert Tygner
    • Lead Puppeteer
    Caroline Bowman
    • Puppeteer
    Lynn Robertson Bruce
    • Puppeteer
    Iestyn Evans
    • Puppeteer
    Sue Beattie
    • Puppeteer
    • (as Susan Beatie)
    Zoe Midgley
    • Mother Ochi
    • (voice)
    Alexandra Dusa
    • Adult Ochi
    • (voice)
    • (as Alexandra Dușă)
    • Director
      • Isaiah Saxon
    • Writer
      • Isaiah Saxon
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      Emily Watson's character, Dasha, lives in a house on the top of a mountain in the film. The crew had to put disco lights and play music in the house overnight because the bears were coming in and eating/destroying the set.

    User reviews36

    Featured review
    7/10

    A Unique Kids Film

    Once again, the world is introduced to a supremely cute and photogenic creature meant to evoke child-like joy. The only difference is, this isn't some E. T. knock-off, but more like a dark Disney film from the early 80s.

    Filled with dark imagery, ominous music and some deep themes about parental control and relationships, The Legend of Ochi gives us a sense of fear, joy and triumph amidst the backdrop of the Carpathian Mountains. It's rare to see this kind of movie made these days, especially since the hyper reality of the film's world has a touch of Wes Anderson. Fortunately, the film doesn't go too hard in that department as the world feels a little more real than Anderson's sensibilities.

    Overall, the story starts out pretty strong, giving us a very good foundation to focus on. However, it's the muddled middle where the problems begin. A couple of overly convenient contrivances occur, and while they were certainly meant to move the story quicker, it was still jarring in their sudden entrance.

    The only other complaint was sometimes the VFX shots didn't look convincing, but this was a low budget movie and they did a good job considering their limitations. Overall, I found the film to be a joy and interesting to look at, which is fine from time to time.
    • Agent10
    • Apr 29, 2025
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    • Release date
      • April 25, 2025 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Finland
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Очи
    • Filming locations
      • Romania
    • Production companies
      • Neighborhood Watch
      • A24
      • AGBO
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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,199,451
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $52,514
      • Apr 20, 2025
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,782,031
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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